Tobernawanny

Deep hollow (diam. 0.4m; max. D 0.68m) cut into S face of rock outcrop c. 3m above ground level. Locally known as "wart well". Marked c. 160m to NE on 1842 OS 6-inch map; no well at this location now. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Tobernawanny, Inchibrackane is traditionally associated with a cure for warts, reflected in its local name "wart well." The site's hollow, carved into a rock outcrop, suggests a long history of ritual or devotional use, though its specific saintly connection remains unrecorded.